Substituted fructose compounds and vitamin supplements and methods for making same

Abstract

The present invention relates to novel compounds, vitamin supplements, diet pills, and methods for making the same. The vitamin supplements include one or more phytosterol esters, such as esters of sitosterol or stigmasterol, and/or one or more novel substiuted fructose compounds. The diet pills within the scope of the invention include antitrypsin, and may be combined with the vitamin supplements to provide diet vitamin supplements.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by U.S. Letters Patent is: 
     
       1. A compound of the formula: ##STR12## wherein: 
     
     
       X is capable of assuming a +2 or +4 oxidation state and is selected from the group of elements, except carbon, having some nutritional value to animals or plants; and R 1  and R 2  are nothing --H, or --OH such that: (1) if R 1  is nothing, R 2  is nothing;   (2) if R 2  is nothing, R 1  is nothing;   (3) if R 1  is --H, R 2  is --OH;   (4) if R 2  is --H, R 1  is --OH;   (5) if R 1  is --OH, R 2  is --H; and   (6) if R 2  is --OH, R 1  is --H.     
     
     
       2. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein X is capable of assuming a +2 oxidation state and wherein R 1  and R 2  are both nothing. 
     
     
       3. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Se, Sn, and Zn. 
     
     
       4. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein X is capable of assuming a +4 oxidation state and wherein R 1  and R 2  are --H or --OH such that: (1) if R 1  is --H, R 2  is --OH;   (2) if R 2  is --H, R 1  is --OH;   (3) if R 1  is --OH, R 2  is H; and   (4) if R 2  is --OH, R 1  is H.   
     
     
       5. A compound as defined in claim 4 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Mo, Se, and V. 
     
     
       6. A compound of the formula: ##STR13## wherein: X is phosphorous and R 1  is --H, or --OH. 
     
     
       7. A compound of the formula: ##STR14## wherein: X is phosphorous and R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  are --H, or --OH.